Apple iOS 12.1 to have 70 new emojis: Details here
What's the story
In a bid to appease its users, especially considering the charging problems associated with the new iPhones, Apple is bringing more than 70 new emojis to the iOS.
The company announced on October 2 that iOS 12.1, the next version of its OS for iPhones and iPads users, will have the new emojis.
Here are the details.
Details
Emojis covering several categories
Though iOS 12.1 is still a few weeks away from public roll-out, Apple is releasing it on the developer and public beta channels, giving a taste of the new emojis.
These, as the tech giant described, will represent characters across categories ranging from animals and food to sports and real-life representations.
For animals, sports
Emojis for animals, food, activities
In the category of animals, Apple has added emojis of swan, raccoon, llama, and mosquito into its current collection.
For food, the company is adding items like salt, cupcake, and bagel, while for sports and outdoor activities, there are emojis of softball, frisbee, lacrosse, skateboard, luggage, compass, and a hiking boot.
Representational
Representational emojis also on the way
More importantly, in order to better represent real-life people, iOS 12.1 will have emojis representing red, gray-headed people, people with curly hair, and mustaches.
Users will also get options representing bald people as well as additional emotive smileys like moon cake, gift envelope and Nazar amulet to express themselves.
Apple is also said to be working on disability-themed emojis, which might come next year.
Improvements
Meanwhile, critical iOS 12 issues to be fixed
Apple will also bring a number of improvements with iOS 12.1, including fixes for the recently-flagged charging issues.
Further, it still remains unclear if the issue that lets users access photos and contacts behind lockscreen and the message thread unification problem would be fixed too.
You can either try iOS 12.1 right away by joining Apple's beta program or wait for the official release.